Two "straight" guys doing something that would be your standard date, eg going to a film, out for a meal.

JD: You know what, I'm going to take you out to night. We'll go for a meal, get a nice bottle of wine..
Turk: Dude, sounds like you're asking me out on a man date.
JD: Why are you so afraid of loving me?

when two heterosexual males go out and get dinner/coffee/ice cream together and discuss their thoughts and lives, with absolutely no sexual tension between them...you know, just a couple of dudes getting a snack.

Keyvan and Sohrab are having a man-date at Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles because they are so over Mel's Diner.

a gathering of ONLY men. Activites during mandates include cruising, playing madden, going to wendy's. When one is one a mandate, one must show the mandate symbol. This is done by crossing the middle finger and the ring finger so the hand resembles an "M".
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